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5 Castles & Manor Houses Where Royals Have Stayed That You Can RentLife
These rentals will literally give you the royal treatment.
Inigo Del Castillo
Nov 5, 2023
Americans Find These British Home Features Odd, According to TikTokReal Estate
One TikToker recently shared a viral video explaining the key differences between typical homes in both countries.
Abby Monteil
Sep 25, 2023
This Scottish Gothic Castle Is on the Market for $37,000Real Estate
The castle dates back to 1825.
Abby Monteil
Jun 8, 2023
Here’s How Much Bridgerton Filming Locations Are Worth TodayReal Estate
These properties are quite literally fit for a king or queen.
Inigo Del Castillo
May 7, 2023
You Can Now Shop King Charles’ Coronation Collection
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It includes homeware like plates, mugs, and tea towels.
Emma Kershaw
Apr 22, 2023
The Property Where Jane Austen Wrote “Pride And Prejudice” Is for SaleReal Estate
If you’re looking to channel your inner Jane Austen and write the next bestselling romantic fiction novel, this is probably the best place to do it.
Inigo Del Castillo
Mar 24, 2023
This English Edwardian Is "'Downton Abbey' Meets 'Absolutely Fabulous'"Tours
Lou, who runs the IG account @notaperioddrama, loves to respect and enhance the period style of their home but also likes to add a “sprinkle of something a little bit bold and unique.”
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Mar 22, 2023
You Can Get Paid To Live on a Scottish Island with More Deer Than PeopleLife
Shack up with two people and 180 deer.
Abby Monteil
Mar 8, 2023
This Northern Ireland Church Has Been Converted Into A Cozy Cottage
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It's for sale, and TikTok is obsessed.
Olivia Harvey
Feb 27, 2023
Real Life in London: 7 Things You’ll Need to Be OK With To Love Living HereReal Estate
I canvassed my friends, from born-and-bred Londoners to long-term expats and recent arrivals, for thoughts on living here.
Eleanor Büsing
Nov 16, 2022
A Renter’s Life in London: The Inside ScoopReal Estate
London is a city with so many vibrant neighborhoods that there is one for every type of personality. I moved to London four years ago with no clue as to where I would end up. But with a little exploring, I found my fit, and you can too! Here is an American ex-pat’s perspective on London neighborhoods. Neighborhoods Notting Hill, Kensington, & Chelsea Types of Rentals: Lots of houses that have been broken up into flats and large family homes.
Claire Bock
Oct 12, 2022
You Can Tour Queen Elizabeth II’s Former Yacht
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One room includes a piano that Princess Diana played.
Mary Elizabeth Andriotis
Sep 20, 2022
You Can Rent This Lovely Cottage at The Queen's Sandringham EstateLife
In search of a royal rental that’s fit for a queen?
Inigo Del Castillo
Sep 14, 2022
This Scottish Island With Its Own Lighthouse Can Be Yours For $421,000Real Estate
You can only get their via boat or helicopter.
Inigo Del Castillo
Aug 22, 2022
A Victorian Terrace in London Has the Most Stunning Kitchen & Dining Room
TOURS
Deniz is the founder and principal interior designer at Studio Kaya, and she lives in this home with her husband, son, and dog.
Selena Kirchhoff
Aug 19, 2022
The Queen Is Hiring Someone to Redecorate Buckingham Palace
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Do you have what it takes to redecorate for a queen?
Inigo Del Castillo
Mar 25, 2022
This House's Dripping With So Much History, It's Like Stepping Back in Time Tours
This building has all the authentic features of a traditional Georgian house: huge windows, tiny rooms, wooden floors, and fireplaces in all rooms.
Adrienne Breaux
Sep 24, 2021
A 160-Year-Old UK Victorian Has a Cute Cottage Style Kitchen
TOURS
Natalia Rowe's home is a 160-year-old Victorian Cottage with beautiful original features and a big garden.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 22, 2021
This Interior Designer's UK Home Is a Treasure Trove of Stylish IdeasTours
British stylist and interior designer Emily Rickard might finally be a homeowner after renting around the world, but she's still an absolute expert in renter-friendly style ideas that won't break the bank... plus inspiration for working with what you already have!
Viv Yapp
Jun 2, 2021
Every Room of This Renovated Edwardian Has Been Restored & RefreshedTours
Built in 1901, this house needed a lot of work (like rewiring, re-plastering, new plumbing, and redecorating throughout), but Clare and Oliver immediately saw the potential of this gorgeous Edwardian filled with architecture charm!
Adrienne Breaux
May 7, 2021
A 600-Square-Foot Home Has Gorgeous Emerald Green ColorsTours
Alicia went for plush furnishings (like velvet), deep, dark colors (like dark green walls), and unique artwork including custom neon lighting in her small UK terraced house.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
May 5, 2021
You’ll Soon Be Able to Picnic On the Grounds of Buckingham Palace
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Though the palace gardens open to the public annually for three months each summer, this is the first time visitors will be allowed to bring a meal, hang out, and enjoy the scenery.
Olivia Harvey
Apr 20, 2021
This Home Is Packed With Colorful & Clever Renter-Friendly Decor HacksTours
Stuck with beige walls she isn't allowed to paint, Amara has injected color into her rental home without damaging the walls using creative and clever renter-friendly decor hacks in nearly every room. The result is a sanctuary of saturated hues!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 6, 2021
A Street Artist's Bristol Home Features an Incredibly Colorful Exterior MuralTours
Alex Lucas's home has a gorgeous mural inside on the kitchen cabinets, too!
Viv Yapp
Feb 8, 2021
This 500-Square-Foot English Stone Cottage Is Honestly the Cutest Home EverTours
Every inch of this cottage is adorable, inside and out.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 29, 2021
A Bold and Graphic London Rental Apartment Was Decorated on a Shoestring BudgetTours
When Julian moved into this rental apartment the walls were beige and the terrace was just an empty concrete space. But he got the landlord's permission to repaint the flat and decorated it on a shoestring budget with pieces found online, at local auctions, and on eBay or Gumtree.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 31, 2021
This Former 'Teenage Goth' Made the Dreamiest Dark and Moody House on a BudgetTours
Buying this house was a stretch for designer Amber Kaye's budget, so she had to decorate resourcefully by buying second-hand/vintage, upcycling furniture, and painting bathroom tiles.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jan 24, 2021
Gorgeous Paint, Art, and Tiles Turned This Old Bungalow into a Cheerful AbodeTours
Lj and her partner Nick have converted this former bungalow into an airy and light family home thanks to lots of fun ideas, like DIY wood wall paneling, creative wall paint jobs, and even making a lightshade inspired by a higher-end item.
Viv Yapp
Jan 1, 2021
A 800-Square-Foot Colorful UK Home Has a Must-See DIY "Belle Bookcase"Tours
The cute corner library with ladder is just one of the amazing ways Charlotte and her fiance have packed their UK home full of personality on a budget.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Dec 3, 2020
An Old UK Victorian Is an Explosion of Colorful, Dramatic MaximalismTours
Artist Marta Hutt and her husband DIYed a lot in their Victorian, from replacing the "ugly '70s fireplace" to stripping walls and learning how to plaster, to replacing the flooring.
Viv Yapp
Nov 17, 2020
The Winner of "Interior Design Masters" Lives in an Utterly Stunning VictorianTours
The winner of the first season of "Interior Design Masters" Cassie Nicholas shares this antique-filled Victorian terrace with her husband Edd and their dog Beecher.
Viv Yapp
Nov 11, 2020
See a Colorful 460-Square-Foot Rental Apartment That YOU Chose as a Dream Home
Dream Week
Introducing Apartment Therapy's Dream House Week Audience Choice: Casa de Modelei!
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 23, 2020
IKEA Is Launching a Furniture Buyback ProgramDesign Ideas
They'll give you up to 50 percent of the retail price in store credit.
Inigo Del Castillo
Oct 15, 2020
This Converted Dutch Barge Is One of the Most Stunning Floating Homes EverTours
Calling this converted steel Dutch barge a "houseboat" just doesn't seem quite descriptive enough. It's a bold, colorful, and gorgeous floating home in London!
Adrienne Breaux
Oct 7, 2020
This Dark and Daring UK Home Has a DIY Gilded StaircaseTours
With hardly any features, the hallway never felt like it stood up to the rest of the house. And then one day Rachel Edmonds gilded the staircase. "Now it has the wow factor that for 23 years escaped me."
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Sep 25, 2020
The Home Where Oscar Wilde Wrote “The Picture of Dorian Gray” Is For SaleReal Estate
If you’re looking to buy a house with a bit of history, then you’re in luck—Oscar Wilde’s former home in Chelsea, London, is on the market for £1.6 million (about $2 million).The playwright moved into the flat with his wife, children’s author Constance Lloyd, in 1885 when it was newly-built, and lived there for 10 years.
Inigo Del Castillo
Sep 16, 2020
If You Love Color and Drama, You'll Love This UK Home's Retro Vintage Vibes Tours
A full look at this '70s patterned velvet sofa is worth clicking for alone!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Sep 9, 2020
A Colorful UK Home Features the Neatest Wooden Apothecary Drawers in the KitchenTours
This Edwardian end terrace was built in 1910, and a gorgeous modern kitchen extension was recently added.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Aug 30, 2020
A Small UK Home Got a Beautiful Budget Reno, and the Garden Is Must-See StunningTours
This house had been empty for seven years when Maxine bought it. The garden was so overgrown you couldn’t open the back door, the ’90s bathroom was leaking into the kitchen, and all the rooms needed attention... and Maxine has worked her DIY magic on all of them!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Aug 20, 2020
This Gorgeous, Dark and Romantic UK Home Will Convince You That Faux Flowers Are CoolTours
Jade Oliver's faux flowers are so popular, she counts among her customers film production sets including HBO’s Games of Thrones and Netflix’s The Crown.
Viv Yapp
Jul 31, 2020
A Formerly Beige UK Home Is Brimming with Bold and Beautiful Shades of Blue Tours
This home is an absolute FEAST of shades of blue.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 31, 2020
A Cute and Colorful Home Has the Most Amazing DIY Outdoor CinemaTours
Kel Harmer of the blog Oh So Kel has transformed her family's UK home into a pastel and Palm Springs-inspired design wonderland.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 30, 2020
An Incredibly Colorful Victorian Has the Dreamiest Custom Curved Bookcases Tours
This interior Stylist and DIY blogger is is a self-proclaimed "color splasher and pattern clasher!"
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 29, 2020
This Gold Leaf Artist's Home Is Full of Inventive and Colorful DIY IdeasTours
There's a reason Lara Bezzina is called the "Gold Leaf Queen." Along with creative uses of gold leaf, her home also has lots of DIY and budget decor ideas!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 17, 2020
Already a Trendsetter: We Asked an Expert About the Royal Baby’s NameLife
Four days after his birth, Kensington Palace announced the name of the newest addition to the British royal family. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have surprised everyone and chosen a French name for the infant, Prince Louis Arthur Charles. We asked a baby name expert what the royal moniker means for its future popularity. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles.
Tara Bellucci
Jul 16, 2020
Someone Has Stolen a Solid Gold Toilet Worth $5 MillionDesign Ideas
That’s right, a solid gold toilet exists, it’s valued at $5-6 million, and someone has stolen it. We first learned about the luxe commode when it arrived in 2016, fully usable, in a restroom at the Guggenheim Museum. Two years later, the museum used it to troll the Trump White House.
Mia Nakaji Monnier
Jul 16, 2020
A Gorgeous UK Victorian Features Colorful Paint on the Walls and FurnitureTours
Practically all the furniture in this home is secondhand and painted or illustrated on—including the fireplace!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 16, 2020
This Artist's Incredibly Colorful Rental Will Inspire You To Add Color to YoursTours
Hand-painted wallpaper, colorful art, and a rainbow array of cute home decor... Anna Jacobs' UK home is STUNNING.
Adrienne Breaux
Jul 14, 2020
The London Pink House that Inspired ‘101 Dalmatians’ Is For SaleReal Estate
The charming English townhouse that inspired author Dodie Smith’s “The Hundred and One Dalmatians” (which was later adapted into the popular 1961 Disney animated film), is on the market for the first time in 37 years.
Inigo Del Castillo
Jul 10, 2020
A Gorgeous UK Home Is the Modern Color-Blocking Inspiration You're Looking ForTours
This UK's home style is eclectic, but not in your face. Paolo loves colors, but in calming palettes. It's a stylish but subtle (and inspiring!) space.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 7, 2020
B&A: A 'So Very Beige' Rental Apartment Is Now Unbelievably Colorful Tours
This is honestly one of the most colorful and patterned home we've ever seen!
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jul 6, 2020
A Scottish Mansion Is Being Auctioned Off—And The Starting Bid Is £1Real Estate
If you’ve ever dreamed of owning your very own fairytale castle, this might be the opportunity of a lifetime. A French Gothic mansion called The Elms in the Scottish burgh of Arbroath is currently up for auction, and the starting bid is £1 ($1.23).The Elms was designed and built by architect William Leiper for the Corsar family circa 1869, Old House Dreams surmises.
Olivia Harvey
Jun 30, 2020
A 300-Square-Foot School Bus Is a Cozy, Rustic Home on Wheels Tours
Though only 300 square feet on the inside, this bus home has everything a "regular" home might have, including a washing machine, two custom log fireplaces, a full-sized tile shower, and more!
Adrienne Breaux
Jun 17, 2020
These Café Owners Are Serving Socially Distanced Coffee Out of London’s Iconic Phone BoothsLife
The owners transformed the famous red phone booths into fully functioning coffee shops.
Arielle Tschinkel
Jun 12, 2020
A 400-Square-Foot London Studio Uses All the Tricks to Feel Much LargerTours
Tiara utilizes mirrors, tall ceilings, a lofted bedroom, and other smart decor choices to make her small studio apartment feel much larger than it actually is.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Jun 8, 2020
Kate Middleton Is Hosting a Digital Photography Exhibit Inspired by COVID-19—Here’s How to Submit PhotosReal Estate
"I really hope that through a project like this we might be able to showcase some of these stories and to document and share a moment in time that we are all experiencing.”
Arielle Tschinkel
May 15, 2020
This Home Boasts Beautiful Botanical Art (and Has a Cool Glass-Backed Bookcase)Tours
From moody hues to cool furniture to great art, this Victorian house in the UK has something for everyone.
Adrienne Breaux
May 8, 2020
Check Out 4.5 Million Artworks Via The British Museum’s Virtual TourLife
The world's first national public museum has made a large portion of their collection online, all of which can be accessed with just a few clicks.
Olivia Harvey
May 4, 2020
A 180-Year-Old Stone-Built English Cottage Is Just as Dreamy as You'd HopeTours
Eloise and her partner have been re-decorating and renovating it for the past two years, introducing color and mid-century style to complement the natural stone textures and original features of the house.
Apartment Therapy Submissions
Apr 7, 2020
An Apartment In The “Four Weddings and a Funeral” Castle Is Currently For SaleReal Estate
You can now live where Hugh Grant and Andie MacDowell once stood (and made us cry).
Olivia Harvey
Apr 8, 2020
Take A Tour Of British Royal Homes Without Leaving Your OwnLife
Until you can visit these royal homes physically, then virtually visiting will have to do.
Olivia Harvey
Mar 28, 2020